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Junkyard parts hunting for my 2006 Mustang

July 15, 2024 • 1:01
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Overview

Need parts for your project car? Sometimes the junkyard is your best friend. I headed out on a Sunday to pick up some headlight wiring connectors for my 2006 Ford Mustang and found a nice donor vehicle with some useful components still intact.

Key Moments

  • Wire stripper tool demonstration
  • Finding the donor Mustang at the junkyard
  • Checking out the condition (new alternator, good engine)
  • Removing the needed headlight connectors
  • Quick tips for junkyard parts hunting

Full Transcript (Edited)

All right, let me show you this tool. This is a wire stripper, and it lets you strip wires like this. So you get the wire like that, and then you pull it. Then you see, it gives you a nice clean stripped wire.

All right, so today I came looking for these headlights—well, my Mustang is missing these connectors. So I found a donor vehicle. It looks kind of nice, has a new alternator, nice engine.

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